Systems integrator BYCE Broadcast handled the project management and installation.
Kenya’s Royal Media Services has upgraded its radio station with Lawo’s IP-based AoIP. Following the successful installations of Lawo mixing consoles at other RMS radio stations, a new 12-fader crystal console has now gone into service at Nairobi-based Radio Citizen.
Project management and installation were handled by Lawo system integrator BYCE Broadcast.
Radio Citizen broadcasts nationwide on the 14 stations of the Royal Media Services network to serve the people of Kenya.
Crystal consoles offers cost-effective, intuitive design, RAVENNA/AES67 networking and advanced features such as AutoMix hands-free mixing and AutoGain one-touch mic gain controls. Lawo VisTool GUI-building software comes standard with crystal, a touchscreen graphical control system that can be customised to tailor workflows even further. Crystal consoles employ the open-source Ember+ remote control protocol for the operation of automation and other broadcast software.
RMS, Lawo and BYCE Broadcast began their relationship in 2017, with the installation of their first Lawo mixing console; crystal consoles are now in service at Radio Citizen’s sister stations Ramogi FM, Inooro FM and HOT96, also headquartered in Nairobi.
Cynthia Odari, Head of Business Development for BYCE Broadcast, said: “It is exciting to watch as Royal Media Services sets the pace for the adoption of broadcast IP technology in Kenya. RMS were our very first client in Kenya, and we thank them for their continuing trust in us, and in Lawo — a decision which keeps proving to be right!”
